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PublisherLeonard Corporation, Hal

ISBN-101493065289

ISBN-139781493065288

eBay Product ID (ePID)23050409875

Product Key Features

Book TitleTop of the Mountain : the Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorLaurie Jacobson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight33.5 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-057569

Reviews"Top of The Mountain doesn't disappoint, capturing astounding tidbits and tales some that had never before been shared with the public. . . . Taking readers on thousands of micro-journeys that all led to Shea Stadium, Jacobson shares how a crowd of 56,000 people, mostly young girls and women, helped change the course of live music and marketing forever."--Forbes

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal782.421660922

SynopsisIn August 1965, during a sweltering heatwave, 56,000 people traveled by plane, car, bus, ferry, and subway train to pack New York's Shea Stadium on a Sunday evening-not for a baseball game, but for a rock and roll concert. This idea was the crazy dream of concert promoter Sid Bernstein. No rock band had ever played a baseball stadium, and no one believed he could pull it off. But on that glorious night, The Beatles sold out Shea Stadium, shattering all existing box office and attendance records in show business history. Oh, and they also changed the world. Against the backdrop of a remarkably volatile year in our nation's history, Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium, 1965 delivers all the detail and excitement of Shea and the spirited, curious new generation who would soon claim the decade for its own. Told through first-person interviews and quotes, a unique cast of characters tells the story: celebrities then and celebrities now, writers, agents, producers, photographers, opening act performers, fans, security guards, radio personalities, cameramen, and media-all of whom were part of the night. Caryn Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg) and Steven Lento (Little Steven Van Zandt); future Beatle wives Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach; established stars like Bobby Vinton and Ed Sullivan; and artists hoping one day to equal this success, such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Felix Cavaliere and The Rascals, Marvin Gaye, and more share their memories of this remarkable night in Top of the Mountain., On a sweltering Sunday evening in August 1965, 56,000 people traveled by plane, car, bus, ferry, and subway train to pack New York's Shea Stadium. They were there not for a ballgame, but a rock and roll concert--the audacious dream of promoter Sid Bernstein. No band had ever played a baseball stadium, and few believed it could be pulled off, but on that glorious night, The Beatles sold out Shea Stadium, shattering all existing box office and attendance records in show business history. Against a backdrop of mounting political and cultural tumult, Top of the Mountain delivers the details and excitement of Shea and the spirited, curious new generation who would soon claim the decade for its own. Packed with hundreds of color photographs, it gives a one-of-a-kind account of this monumental event, gathering first-person interviews and quotes from dozens of those who experienced a piece of pop-culture history--celebrities, writers, agents, producers, photographers, opening act performers, security guards, radio personalities, cameramen, and fans of all kinds. Among them were young Caryn Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg), Mary Louise Streep (Meryl Streep), and Steven Lento (Steven Van Zandt); future Beatle wives Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach; established stars like Bobby Vinton and Ed Sullivan; and artists such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Felix Cavaliere and The Rascals, Marvin Gaye, and more. Together, they paint an unforgettable picture of a night like no other., John Lennon: That concert in 1965 at Shea Stadium...I saw the top of the mountain on that unforgettable night.

LC Classification NumberML421.B4J36 2022